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Evaluation of work functions of organic semiconductors and electronic structures of organic/metal interfaces

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10440209
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 機能・物性・材料
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

YAMASHITA Kazuo  Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Professor, 総合科学部, 教授 (40034566)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KUNUGI Yoshihito  Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Assistant, 総合科学部, 助手 (90243518)
HARIMA Yutaka  Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Professor, 総合科学部, 教授 (20156524)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥13,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥5,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,500,000)
KeywordsElectronic structure / Work function / Organic semiconductor / Schottky-Mott rule / Kelvin prove / Oligothiophene / Mobility / π-Dimer / ショットキ-モット則 / 電子エネルギー構造 / 有機金属界面 / ケルビン法 / チエニレン-シラニレンコポリマー / 有機 / 金属界面 / シラニレン-チエニレンコポリマー
Research Abstract

Energy structures of molecular semiconductors are investigated in air on the basis of the Kelvin probe (KP) method. Vacuum sublimed films of phthalocyanines (p-type), porphyrins (p- and n-type) and perylene derivative (n-type) contacting metals form ideal Schottky-barriers. A common work function of 4.8±0.05 eV for p-type molecular semiconductors and 4.1-4.3 eV for n-type ones are evaluated from the Schottky-Mott rule. Work function values measured directly with the KP method strongly dependent on the metal used as substrate. This is ascribed to nonalignment of Fermi levels between a molecular solid and metal under the open-circuit situation of the KP configuration. Correction for the Fermi energy differences reduces the metal dependencies. Possible reasons for the nonalignment of Fermi levels are discussed in connection with incorporation of O_2 and/or H_2O into molecular semiconductors. Similarly, the Schottky-Mott rule has been successfully applied to evaluating work functions of va … More rious poly (3-arylthiophenes) (PATs). Edges of the valence and conduction bands of the PAT films are estimated from the onset potentials for anodic p-doping and cathodic n-doping of the polymer films. On these bases electronic structures of the PAT films and their interfaces with metals in air are depicted.
Apparent mobilities of positive charge carriers in a poly [(ethoxypropylsilanylene) quinqe-(2,5-thienylene)] (MS5T-OEt) film are evaluated. The mobility decreases monotonously with the increase in doping level up to a few percents, in contrast to four order-of-magnitude increase of mobilities reported earlier for the poly (3-methylthiophene) (PMT) film. This indicates that the two kinds of diamagnetic species, cation radical π-dimers in the MS5T-OEt film and bipolarons in the PMT, are related to the electrical conduction in completely different manners. An in situ ESR study performed to characterize charge-carrying species in the MS5T-OEt film demonstrates that there are oligothienylene segments where polarons are isolated so as not to form π-dimers. Less

Report

(4 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (26 results)

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All Publications (26 results)

  • [Publications] Y.Harima: "Energy structures of molecular semiconductors contacting metals under air studied by the diffusion potential measurements and the Kelvin prove technique."Thin Solid Films. 366. 237-248 (2000)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] E.Kinbara: "Electronic structures of poly(3-arylthiophene)films and their interfaces with metals in air"Synth.Met.. 114. 295-303 (2000)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] L.Zhu: "Electrochemical oxidation of thienylene-silarylene copolymer films in different electrolyte solutions"Electrochem.Acta. 45. 2203-2210 (2000)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.Tang: "Chronocoulometric determination of doping levels of polythiophenes : influences of overoxidation and capacitive processes"Synth.Met.. 110. 105-113 (2000)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Harima: "Transport and in situ ESR studies on polymer film composed of quinque thiophenes bridged monosilarylene units"Synth.Met.. 113. 173-183 (2000)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Kunugi: "Charge transport in a regioregular poly(3-octylthiophene) film"J.Mater.Chem.. 10. 2673-2677 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Harima: "Energy structures of molecular semiconductors contacting metals under air studied by the diffusion potential measurements and the Kelvin prove technique"Thin Solid Films. 366. 237-248 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] E.Kinbara: "Electronic structures of poly (3-arylthiophene) films and their interfaces with metals in air"Synth.Met.. 114. 295-303 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] L.Zhu: "Electrochemical oxidation of thienylene-silanylene copolymer films in different electrolyte solutions"Electrochim.Acta. 45. 2203-2210 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.Tang: "Chronocoulometric determination of doping levels of polythiophenes : influences of overoxidation and capacitive processes"Synth.Met.. 110. 105-113 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Harima: "Transport and in situ ESR studies on polymer film composed of quinquethiophenes bridged by monosilanylene units"Synth.Met.. 113. 173-183 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Kunugi: "Charge transport in a regioregular poly (3-octyl-thiophene) film"J.Mater.Chem.. 10. 2673-2677 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Harima: "Energy structures of molecules semiconductors contacting metals under air studied by the diffusion potential measurement and the kelson prove technique"Thin Solid Films. 366. 237-248 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] E.Kinbasa: "Electronic structures of poly (3-arylthiophene) films and their interfaces with metals in air"Synth.Met.. 114. 295-303 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] L.Zhu: "Electrochemical oxidation of thienylene-silanylene copolymer films in different electrolyte solutions"Electrochim.Acta. 45. 2203-2210 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Tang: "Chronocoulometric determination of doping levels of polythiophene : influences of overoxidation and capacitive processes"Synth.Met.. 110. 105-113 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Harima: "Transport and in situ ESR studies on polymer film composed of quinquethiophenes bridged monosilanylene"Synth.Met.. 113. 173-183 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Kunugi: "Charge transport in a regioregular poly (3-octyl-thiophene) film"J.Mater.Chem.. 10. 2673-2677 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] L.Zhu: "Electrochemical oxidation of poly[(hexamethyltrisilany lene)- oligo(2,5-thieny lene)]films"J.Electroanal.Chem.. 46412. 158-167 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Tang: "Photophysical properties of σ-π conjugated alternating oligothienylene-oligobily lene polymers"J.Polym.Sci.PortB.Polym.Phys.. 37. 1873-1880 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Harima: "Energy structures of molecular semiconductors contacting metals under air studied by the dippusiso potential measurenents and the KP"Thin Solid Films. (印刷中). (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] L.Zhu: "Electrochemical oxidation of thienylene-silanylene copolymer films in dipperent electrolyte solutions"Electrochim.Acta. (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Tang: "Optical study on electro chemical and chemical doping of polymers of olig othienyls bridged by monosilyl"Electrochim.Acta. (2000)

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      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Kunugi: "Carrier mobilities in a regioregular poly(3-octythiophene)film at various oxidation stages"Chem.Lett.. 252-253 (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H,Tang: "Electrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry of poly[(tetraethyldisilanylene)quinque(2,5-thienylene)]" Electrochim. Acta. 44. 2579-2587 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] L,Zhu: "Electrochemical oxidation of poly[(hexamethyltrisilanylene)oligo(2,5-thienylene)]films" J.Electroanal,Chem.(印刷中). (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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